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Google Time Lapse Showcases Climate Change

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Fire Island

Google has released a stunning a new time-lapse video that uses satellite imagery to show the evolution of major destinations around the world over the last three decades. The images show both how certain areas of the world have exploded in terms of development. They also show the devastating effect of climate change on our earth. Via The Guardian: We can see, in these timelapse satellite videos, how the Earth is being torn apart by human acts. We can also see, in timelapse videos of Arctic ice, great glaciers melt before our eyes. Yet, are human beings capable of assimilating … Read more

Me Me Monday!

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Welcome to M3: ME ME MONDAY at our FB discussion group – your chance to pop in and tell us about your latest success. Have a new book or short story coming out? Let us know. Just sell something? Let us know so we can cheer you on. HOW IT WORKS: I’ll pin this topic to the top of our FB discussion page for the day. –Please post your announcement as a separate post, so I can also share it over to our FB page (as opposed to this discussion group). –If you want, send me your book announcement info … Read more

U=(N/T)M*G: MDMA

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Yeah, I wrote those ridiculous letters for this post, knowing full well what they mean. And yes, I also know that knee-jerk reaction I had when I first read those letters in conjunction to anything having to do with medicine. For those that don’t know, MDMA is more commonly known as Ecstasy. I personally know of it’s short, sordid history as a party drug because my sister and a couple of my friends. I especially remember a party out in the desert of my junior year where I babysat a boy not much older than me while he was rolling. … Read more

Supergirl Saves a Queer Girl’s Life

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Supergirl

When young teens look at the TV and see someone that loves people like them, that’s more important than many people realize – even the creators themselves. So when Mary, a gay comic book shop worker in Indiana, met a young struggling queer girl who was a fan of the new same-sex relationship on Supergirl – it changed them both more than they could ever know. In the encounter described as ‘probably the single greatest moment’ she experienced working at the shop, Mary wrote how this young teen was considering killing herself. That was until she watched the CW show, … Read more

Technology: New Driverless Police Superbikes

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Interceptor Police Bike

Imagine a super-fast, driverless motorbike flying across highways 24/7, issuing traffic tickets — via mobile apps — to the owners of any vehicle daring to break the speed limit. The design for these futuristic police drones already exists. It’s called Interceptor and could soon become a reality. “It’s only the natural evolution of technology,” Canadian mechanical engineer Charles Bombardier told CNN. By Karla Pequenino – Full Story at CNN

News: Car Free Bridges – The Future?

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tilikum-crossing

From a distance, it’s beautiful — white spears with delicate white strands holding up an arched roadway across the Willamette River. It’s only when you get closer that it hits you: no cars. There are buses, trains, cyclists and walkers, but no cars and no trucks. This is a big new bridge across a major river in a major American city, and cars were left off the invitation list. It’s probably the first of its kind in a century. The Tilikum Crossing in Portland, Ore., is in a city and state that have been at the forefront of ambitious planning … Read more

Out Star Colton Haynes Thankful for Arrow

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Colton Haynes

As the hit show Arrow celebrates its 100th episode this week, Colton Haynes is grateful to have appeared in 54 of them. The openly gay actor was a regular on The CW show until last year so he could deal with emotional problems connected to coming out. ‘I am so thankful to have been a part of this show,’ Haynes wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday (30 November). ‘I had no idea I was going to be in the DC world until the incredible (Greg Berlanti) called and asked if I’d come on for three episodes which then turned … Read more

News: George R.R. Martin – Drinkin’ Tequila, Finishing the Next Book

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George R.R. Martin

We all know George R. R. Martin needs to get a move on and give us the next book in his A Song of Ice and Fire series. But he’s got some tequila to drink first. Martin took to his blog to tell readers that he plans to spend most of 2017 working on the forthcoming book, The Winds of Winter ― the sixth and penultimate in the fantasy series ― and that he doesn’t have many appearances scheduled for 2017. The author also explained that his last 2016 appearance would take place in Guadalajara, Mexico, and that he planned … Read more

Farewell to Carrie Fisher

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Carrie Fisher

Star Wars icon Carrie Fisher has died. The actress and author suffered a heart attack last week while on a flight from London to Los Angeles. Her death was announced early today by her family: ‘It is with a very deep sadness that Billie Lourd confirms that her beloved mother Carrie Fisher passed away at 8:55 this morning. She was loved by the world and she will be missed profoundly. Our entire family thanks you for your thoughts and prayers.’ By Greg Hernandez – Full Story at Gay Star News

Entertainment: “Overwatch” Videogame Reveals First LGBT Character of Many

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Overwatch

The first LGBT+ character has been revealed in Overwatch after the game’s makers said earlier this year that there are “multiple” such characters in the game. In an official comic released ahead of Christmas, the makers of Overwatch said earlier this year that there were several LGBT characters, stopping short of revealing which characters were LGBT. The lead writer for the game, Michael Chu back in November confirmed that in an upcoming update characters will be revealed as LGBT. And now the comic reveals that Tracer is the first LGBT+ character. By Joseph Patrick McCormick – Full Story at Pink News